Introduction of the Horse 9 



Maud S., chestnut mare .... 1880 2.ioJ 



Maud S., chestnut mare . . . .1881 2.ioJ 



Jay-eye-see, black gelding .... 1884 2.10 



Maud S., chestnut mare .... 1884 2.09 J 



Maud S., chestnut mare .... 1885 2.o8J 



Sunol, bay mare . . . . .1891 2.o8J 



Nancy Hanks, brown mare . . .1892 2.04 



Alix, bay mare 1894 2.03! 



The Abbot, bay gelding ... . . 1900 2.03^ 



Cresceus, chestnut horse . . . .1901 2.02^ 



Lou Dillon, chestnut mare . . . 1903 I-58J s 



The bicycle sulky came into use in 1892, and 

 Nancy Hanks and all subsequent record-breakers 

 had the advantage of it. The 1.58^ of Lou 

 Dillon was made with a pace-maker and dirt- 

 shield in front of her. 



The first record up to the present standard was 

 made in 1845 by Lady Suffolk. Now there are 

 over thirty thousand trotters and pacers of stand- 

 ard speed rank. The steady advancement of 

 the light-harness horse was not due to chance. 

 It was the result of earnest thought and per- 

 sistent effort. The man who was able to show 

 a higher rate of speed than his neighbor in a 

 brush on a country road felt a thrill of elation, 

 and the desire grew in him to breed a still faster 

 animal. His neighbor was ambitious to excel, 

 to lead instead of follow, and he also turned his 



